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| Founded | 2006 |
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| First season | 2006–07 |
| Country | Serbia |
| Confederation | FIBA Europe |
| Number of teams | 18 |
| Level on pyramid | 1st |
| Feeder to | Adriatic Second League |
| Relegation to | Second League |
| Domestic cup(s) | Radivoj Korać Cup Cup of Serbia |
| Current champions | Crvena zvezda (23rd title) (2022–23) |
| Most championships | Crvena zvezda (23 titles) |
| CEO | Aleksandar Grujin |
| Commissioner | Darko Jovičić |
| TV partners | RTS Arena Sport |
| Website | kls.rs |
 2022–23 BLS season | |
The Basketball League of Serbia (BLS) (Serbian: Кошаркашка лига Србије, romanized: Košarkaška liga Srbije; abbr. КЛС or KLS), is a top-tier men's professional basketball league in Serbia. Founded in 2006. It is currently not run by the Basketball Federation of Serbia (KSS).[1]
Rules
Competition format
The league, operated by the Basketball Federation of Serbia, consists of two stages: the First League which has 16 teams and the SuperLeague which has 8 teams.
Since the 2017–18 season, the top 8 teams in First League are promoted to Super League with five Serbian teams from the ABA League. Two lowest-placed teams, positioned 15th and 16th in the First League, are relegated to a lower-tier league – Second Basketball League of Serbia. Teams positioned 1st and 2nd in First League will be qualified for the next season's ABA League Second Division. The SuperLeague has 8 clubs divided into 2 groups of 4 teams. The best 4 clubs (top 2 teams from groups A and B each) in the SuperLeague go to the Playoff stage.
The following is the access list for current season:
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| Super League (8 teams) |
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| Playoffs (4 teams) |
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Arena standards
Currently, clubs must have home arenas with a capacity of a minimum of 1,000 seats.
History
Sponsorship naming
The League has had several denominations through the years due to its sponsorship:
Champions
- 2006–07 Partizan
- 2007–08 Partizan Igokea
- 2008–09 Partizan Igokea
- 2009–10 Partizan
- 2010–11 Partizan
- 2011–12 Partizan mt:s
- 2012–13 Partizan mt:s
- 2013–14 Partizan
- 2014–15 Crvena zvezda Telekom
- 2015–16 Crvena zvezda Telekom
- 2016–17 Crvena zvezda mts
- 2017–18 Crvena zvezda mts
- 2018–19 Crvena zvezda mts
- 2019–20 None declared
- 2020–21 Crvena zvezda mts
- 2021–22 Crvena zvezda mts
- 2022–23 Crvena zvezda Meridianbet
Titles by club
| Club | Champions | Winning years | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crvena zvezda | 8 |
2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23 | 5 |
| Partizan | 8 |
2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14 | 3 |
| FMP | 0 |
4 | |
| Vršac | 0 |
3 | |
| Mega | 0 |
1 |
League commissioners
- 2006–2011: Tihomir Bubalo
- 2011–2013: Predrag Bojić
- 2013–present: Darko Jovičić
League CEOs
- 2006–2014: Dragan Gogić
- 2014–2021: Leon Deleon
- 2021–present: Aleksandar Grujin
Current teams
| Club | Home city | Arena | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Borac Mozzart | Čačak | Borac Hall | 3,000 |
| Čačak 94 Quantox | Čačak | Borac Hall | 3,000 |
| Crvena zvezda Meridianbet | Belgrade | Štark Arena | 18,386 |
| Dynamic Balkan Bet | Belgrade | Ranko Žeravica Hall | 5,000 |
| FMP Soccerbet | Belgrade | Železnik Hall | 3,000 |
| Novi Pazar | Novi Pazar | Pendik Sports Hall | 1,600 |
| Joker | Sombor | Mostonga Hall | 1,000 |
| Mega MIS | Belgrade | Mega Factory Hall | 700 |
| Metalac | Valjevo | Valjevo Sports Hall | 1,500 |
| Mladost MaxBet | Zemun | Master Sport Center | 750 |
| OKK Beograd | Belgrade | Mega Factory Hall | 700 |
| Partizan Mozzart Bet | Belgrade | Štark Arena | 18,386 |
| SPD Radnički | Kragujevac | Jezero Hall | 3,750 |
| Sloboda | Užice | Veliki Park Hall | 2,200 |
| Sloga | Kraljevo | Kraljevo Sports Hall | 3,350 |
| Spartak Office Shoes | Subotica | Dudova Šuma Sports Center | 3,000 |
| Tamiš | Pančevo | Strelište Sports Hall | 1,100 |
| Vojvodina MTS | Novi Sad | SPC Vojvodina | 7,022 |
| Vršac DOO | Vršac | Millennium Center | 4,400 |
| Zdravlje | Leskovac | SRC Dubočica | 3,600 |
| Zlatibor Gold Gondola | Čajetina | Čajetina Sport Center | 1,000 |
| Clubs in the 2023–24 First Adriatic League | |
| Clubs in the 2023–24 Second Adriatic League |
Standings
First League
| Season | Clubs | Top seeder (Rc) | Runner-up (Rc) |
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12 |
Vojvodina Srbijagas (21–1) | Sloga (14–8) | |
12 |
Swisslion Takovo (17–5) | Vizura (14–8) | |
14 |
Swisslion Takovo (22–4) | Borac Čačak (17–5) | |
14 |
Borac Čačak (20–6) | Tamiš (19–7) | |
14 |
FMP Železnik (22–4) | OKK Beograd (19–7) | |
14 |
Vojvodina Srbijagas (23–3) | Radnički Beograd (19–7) | |
14 |
Vojvodina Srbijagas (20–6) | Mega Basket (20–6) | |
14 |
FMP (20–6) | Crnokosa (18–8) | |
12 |
FMP (19–3) | Konstantin (17–7) | |
12 |
FMP (24–2) | Borac Čačak (18–8) | |
14 |
Vršac (22–4) | Borac Čačak (20–6) | |
14 |
Borac Čačak (20–6) | Dynamic BG (19–7) | |
14 |
Borac Čačak (22–4) | Novi Pazar (20–6) | |
14 |
Borac Čačak (23–3) | Sloboda (20–6) | |
16 |
Mladost Zemun (28–2) | Vojvodina (26–4) | |
16 |
Zlatibor (22–8) | Sloga (20–10) | |
16 |
Zlatibor (22–8) | Spartak (22–8) |
SuperLeague Play-off finals
All–time national champions
Total number of national champions won by Serbian clubs. Table includes titles won during the Yugoslav First Federal League (1945–1992) and First League of Serbia and Montenegro (1992–2006) as well.[3]
| Club | Champions | Winning years | Runner-up |
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| Crvena zvezda | 23 |
1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1968–69, 1971–72, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1997–98, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23 | 14 |
| Partizan | 21 |
1975–76, 1978–79, 1980–81, 1986–87, 1991–92, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14 | 17 |
| OKK Beograd | 4 |
1958, 1960, 1963, 1964 | 1 |
| Proleter Zrenjanin | 1 |
1956 | 4 |
| Radnički Belgrade | 1 |
1972–73 |
Statistical leaders
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Awards
Notable players
Nemanja Aleksandrov- Stefan Birčević
- Nemanja Bjelica
- Bogdan Bogdanović
- Luka Bogdanović
- Zlatko Bolić
- Branko Cvetković
- Marko Čakarević
- Tadija Dragićević
- Zoran Erceg
- Marko Gudurić
- Milan Gurović
- Nikola Jokić
- Stefan Jović
- Nikola Kalinić
- Raško Katić
- Dušan Kecman
- Marko Kešelj
- Ognjen Kuzmić
- Dragan Labović
- Branko Lazić
- Vladimir Lučić
- Milan Mačvan
- Marko Marinović
- Boban Marjanović
- Stefan Marković
- Branko Milisavljević
- Dragan Milosavljević
- Nemanja Nedović
- Ivan Paunić
- Kosta Perović
- Vuk Radivojević
- Miroslav Raduljica
- Igor Rakočević
- Milovan Raković
- Aleksandar Rašić
- Boris Savović
- Marko Simonović
- Miloš Teodosić
- Milenko Tepić
- Milenko Topić
- Uroš Tripković
- Novica Veličković
- Čedomir Vitkovac
- Rade Zagorac
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Jonah Bolden- Nathan Jawai
- Aleks Marić
- Steven Marković
Ratko Varda
Milt Palacio
Filip Videnov
Ivica Zubac
Jan Veselý
Jamar Wilson
Joffrey Lauvergne- Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot
- Léo Westermann
Stéphane Lasme
Maik Zirbes
Rawle Marshall
István Németh
Dāvis Bertāns
Corey Webster
Bo McCalebb- Pero Antić
- Predrag Samardžiski
Omar Cook- Vladimir Dašić
- Predrag Drobnjak
- Aleksandar Pavlović
- Nikola Peković
- Slavko Vraneš
Jaka Blažič- Goran Jagodnik
- Edo Murić
Duşan Çantekin- Semih Erden
- Vonteego Cummings
- James Gist
- Dominic James
- Charles Jenkins
- Curtis Jerrells
- Michael Lee
- Quincy Miller
- DeMarcus Nelson
- Lawrence Roberts
- Michael Scott
- David Simon
- Omar Thomas
- Nate Wolters
- Terrico White
- Marcus Williams
See also
References
- ↑ "Klubovi glasali za vraćanje KLS pod okrilje KSS: Partizan se nije pojavio, 18 od 19 bilo protiv".
- ↑ "Kompanija Agroživ generalni sponzor KLS". kls.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 5 May 2013.
- ↑ "Crvena zvezda posle 13 godina ponovo ima više titula od Partizana". mozzartsport.com. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- ↑ "Statistika igrača".
- ↑ "Statistika igrača".
- ↑ "Statistika igrača".
- ↑ "Statistika igrača".
External links
- Official website (in Serbian)
- Basketball League of Serbia at eurobasket.com
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